Desert Born Studios in San Diego
in: 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM
out: 12:00 PM
No pets
No parties
Smoking allowed
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COVID-19-related guidelines apply
Fire alarm
Carbon monoxide alarm
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Cancellation is free up to 5 days before
After 5 days, cancellation costs a 5% Fee
You can't cancel an ongoing event
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24/24 concierge lodge
Direct phone liaison
Fire detection
Private entry
Swimming pool
Baby carriage
King size bed
Bathtub
Wi-Fi
Workspace
Television
Minibar
Air conditionning
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If you’re looking for a photographer that is highly skilled, a good communicator, and is a joy to be around... look no further than Sara Whittaker at Desert Born Studios!My husband and I just eloped to Joshua Tree and were lucky enough to book Sara for our special day. From beginning to end our experience working with Sara was absolutely wonderful! Every email and text was quickly returned with questions answered along with her bright enthusiasm and kindness. And then on our big day, she was ready and waiting for us at Cap Rock, with a warm smile and camera in hand as we pulled up! Throughout our ceremony and photoshoot afterwards, Sara’s warm and friendly presence totally put us at ease which helped make our pictures that much more lovely and authentic because we were totally relaxed.We are so grateful to Sara for capturing so many of our meaningful moments so beautifully!💛📸
Sara was absolutely incredible to work with! She has such an amazing energy and makes you feel like an actual star. During COVID, she worked out a safe elopement package that was truly a dream for any of us in limbo with wedding planning during this crazy time. And her quality of work is beyond compare, I love how every single photo came out! You can really tell she loves doing this, and that she loves love! I highly recommend her!
Do yourself and your wedding planning process a favor and HIRE SARA! Sara has been amazing to work with and has now done our engagement photos and our backyard elopement. We hired her for our Hawaii destination wedding but we had to postpone because of Covid and Sara has been so accommodating, patient and caring as we navigate this process. We just had our backyard elopement and our families can’t stop talking about how awesome Sara is. She is genuine, friendly, fun and makes pictures such a breeze. My husband (ahhhh!) hates getting his pictures taken and Sara always snaps the most amazing pictures where he looks so comfortable and in his element. If you want to work with someone who truly cares about you as a couple and your marriage, work with Sara! I’m so happy she’s captured such important moments and will capture our big, big day in Hawaii when it’s safe. We not only found an amazing photographer but also a new friend in Sara. If you make one easy choice in wedding planning, let it be hiring Sara because she will make your wedding planning process significantly easier.
Having Sara capture our photos for our wedding was one of the best decisions in our wedding planning process! She was so wonderful right from the start. She took our engagement photos as well and got to know us and made us feel comfortable to be more adventurous! She took the most beautiful photos at our wedding and also got them to us so fast! She even hand delivered a little thank you present, which it is us who should be thanking her! We will have these amazing pictures forever to relive our special day. Thank you Sara for being you! The most amazing, down to earth photographer! We love you! Jessica & Brandon
Having a destination wedding in San Diego, I was very nervous if I would be able to find a photographer that I would feel comfortable with on my wedding day. I stumbled across Saras website and she had posted her travel dates - it just so happened that she was going to be in Seattle (where I live!) for travel. I contacted her and she was able to squeeze us in for an engagement session in Seattle. I wasnt really sure what to expect, but she by far exceeded any of my expectations.She is a fun, easy going, talented woman and I consider myself so lucky to have found her. She quickly put my fiancé and I at ease taking photos (weve never done anything like that before) and listened to my wishes for what I wanted for the photos as well.On the day of the wedding in San Diego, everything went so well and it was so nice that we already felt so comfortable with her. I would highly recommend her to anyone. My photos turned out beautiful and she truly listened to all of my crazy bride requests. You will not be disappointed and you will have photos that you treasure for a lifetime with Sara.
Sara is literally a ray of sunshine! I have done two shoots with her, and both times I completely forgot to be nervous because we just have so much fun!!!! Her shoots are playful and fun and my abs always hurt from laughing! I firmly believe this atmosphere is why she is able to capture some of the most dreamy, beautiful pictures I have ever seen. I always LOVE her work, and cant recommend her enough!!! Im constantly trying to think of reasons to do another shoot just so I can work with her again haha!!!! You will NOT regret going with Desert Born Studios. These two pictures are my favorite from our latest shoot at the beach! So dreamy and beautiful!!!!!
I’m so happy that we found Sara, PinkFeatherPhotography to shoot our wedding! Before I even get to the photos, I just want to say how fun and sweet and nice Sara is. Our wedding was so fun and happy and a big party and she blended in so well with the guests, we really really loved her!I just got the photos today, and wow! I knew she was good because I found her on Instagram after searching through literally over 50 photographers. But the photos we got exceeded my expectations! We’re going to have a extremely hard time deciding which ones to print. I just posted 40 on Facebook and even those were hard to narrow down because we have so many extremely professional and beautiful photos.I can’t recommend Sara enough, and I also want to say that it was great to have a photographer that was beyond comfortable at a gay wedding. I’m going to try to post some photos here if I can figure out how...
Sarah is awesome! I was a high maintenance bride in a low maintenance kind of way and she got that immediately. We wanted the photography to be very low key, capturing the day, our friends and family, not focusing on the details and the posing and the gimmicks. It was amazing working with her; I barely knew she was there and somehow every time I look at my pictures I relive all the joy we felt that day without regretting spending hours in front of the camera. I cannot recommend her enough! Also, an added bonus is that she is so beautiful inside and out! Thank you Sarah!
I do not have enough words for how incredible it was to work with Sara! She was so sweet and involved in the entire process. She made this experience so much fun with music and props which was not what I was expecting at all. This engagement shoot will always be memorable not just because of the incredible pictures we got but because of how much I truly enjoyed the experience. Thank you Sara!
I am Chandler Bing. I dont know how to pose for a picture. Its not natural for me. Sara Whittakers style and personality make all of those insecurities go away. We absolutely love our anniversary photographs and we had an incredibly fun time with her during our photo session. Sara is a real human, super nice, super easy going, and a talented photographer.
Stop looking, you have found your photographer!Sarah is very interactive and gives you ideas/direction on how to pose or even how to catch action shots, which we needed because we were not familiar with for our engagement shoot. The photos she captures are very intimate and captures your story, but she also takes the photos your mom and grandma would want to see.
WE LOVE LOVE LOVE SARA! From the beginning- she listens. She creates a customized package that is unique and unlike any other package I’ve seen. She is not only amazing at taking photos, she’s a sweetheart who wants the best for her clients. I feel like I’ve known her forever. 💕🌸✨🙏 THANK YOU SO MUCH.
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Review №1
2021-11-08It’s taken me way too long to write this review because I’ve been combing through the overwhelming amount of truly breathtaking photos from our wedding day! My husband and I used desert born studios for both our engagement and wedding photography and we couldn’t be more pleased with our decision to do so!Not only is Sara a true artist and incredibly professional, but her bubbly personality made getting photographed feel so effortless and fun! She really took the time to get to know my husband and I as a couple and incorporated our interests into our photo shoots. For example, I mentioned I love 1970s decor and all things vintage, and she brought a cordless record player and other fun props to our engagement shoot, which was such a unique element!My husband and I definitely don’t fancy ourselves as the most photogenic people, and can be a bit awkward in front of the camera so we were nervous about being shot by a professional. But Sara made us feel so comfortable we got back so many more images than expected, and so many amazing staged as well as candid shots!Not only is Sara an expert at making her subjects feel at ease, but she definitely “has an eye” for photography.We were blown away by the creativity and quality of the images we received. Her sense of light, color, and space is remarkable, and we were incredibly impressed by her versatility!You truly cannot go wrong with desert born studios. Sara’s innovation, professionalism, and dedication to her craft make desert born studios an obvious and easy choice! My husband and I cannot thank Sara and her team enough for being such an important part of our love story and capturing our special day so perfectly! We will treasure the beautiful photographs we received for decades to come!
Review №2
2022-02-18Look no further, you have found your photographer for every life occasion and gained a new best friend all in one fell swoop! Sara was nothing but professional from the moment I submitted my inquiry questionnaire. She promptly responded to my emails and we were able to quickly set up a phone call to get a feeling for each other’s vibe and vision. Sara is energetic, genuine, and so excited about her craft. If you are lucky enough to have her husband as your second shooter, you have won the lottery on your big day!! They took such good care of us and captured our day perfectly! Our dog was involved in our engagement photos, as well as, our entire wedding. She absolutely loved Cliff and they helped us to take photos with her, and entertained her so we could take photos on our own. If you are planning an adventure wedding, Sara is your girl! Our wedding was 6 hours from home, and included a complete off road adventure up an 4 wheel drive only path to the top of a mountain. Sara and Cliff were the perfect adventure buddies and not only braved the wild wind on top of the mountain, but continued the trek to 2 other additional locations for more photos. I can’t say enough positive things about Sara, so I’ll let my repeat business do the talking. With a baby on the way now, Sara is without a doubt my maternity photographer! Choose Sara at Desert Born Studios, you’ll be happy you did!!
Review №3
2021-04-05A 5-star rating does not do Desert Born Studios justice! Sara is an incredible photographer, and she completely blew our minds with these engagement photos. She has such a fun and energetic personality, and she made the entire shoot so natural and easy. We didnt want it to end! We also could not be more excited to have Sara shoot our wedding in September. If you are looking for a wedding photographer, look no further. Sara is literally the BEST.
Review №4
2022-06-19I came across Desert Born Studios through Instagram. There was a contest being hosted and my then-fiancé and I WON! We had no idea just how amazing working with Sara was going to be!Sara took the time to get to know us as a couple, what we enjoyed, and how to best portray who we are together. When it came time for our engagement shoot, my now-husband and I were a bit nervous since we don’t prefer to be the center of attention. Sara made us feel so comfortable in front of the camera and she captured the most amazing pictures.Fast forward one year to wedding day and Sara got right to business capturing all the details of our wedding, guiding us to the best spots for photos, and continuing to make us laugh and feel comfortable in front of the camera.Thank you so much, Sara!
Review №5
2021-11-03We are so glad we found Desert Born Studios! Sara was such a pleasure to work with. She has a warm, fun loving and inviting personality that is so infectious and easy to work with. It is so easy to lose track of time from all the fun you have while she’s working her magic.Sara took both our engagement photos and wedding photos and they turned out amazing to say the least! She really knows how to capture the moment in such a special way. Highly recommend!!We’ll be coming back for more photo sessions in the future! 🙂
Review №6
2020-11-20Sara is AMAZING!! She is sweet, adventurous and loves what she does! Our engagement photos turned out so beautiful, she was able to find the perfect spot on fiesta island for us. Sara makes you feel confident during shoots because of her playful and energetic personality. She is definitely someone you will love to work with, we cannot wait until our big day to work with her again! If you are looking for a down to earth, fun and talented photographer, Sara is it! ❤️
Review №7
2022-05-12Sara is incredible. We did a couples shoot and got preview pictures within a couple days. She is great at communicating from initial contact and through the process. At the beginning of the shoot, we were a little shy, but within minutes, she had us laughing and feeling like we were close friends. She is great with people and a VERY talented photographer.
Review №8
2021-04-23I can not recommend working with Sara at Desert Born Studios more. My wedding day was the most magical day of my life, in Joshua Tree State Park, and Desert Born Studios captured it perfectly!I will be recommending Sara to all of my friends!
Review №9
2020-10-07We recently got our engagement photos back and we were FLOORED. Sara did an amazing job (really they blew us away), we found the most adventurous location and she was just so easy to be around. I couldn’t ask for a better photographer. So excited for her to shoot our wedding!
Review №10
2020-10-07Working with Sara is amazing! Her photos truly capture the moment and our engagement photos are some that we will cherish forever. Her photos are the ones you want in giant frames in your home. The photos come out so beautiful because Sara makes you feel so comfortable and like you’ve been friends forever! We can’t wait to work with her on our wedding day and I can’t wait to buy an entire album of our photos by her.